Gary Raff, M.D.
NPI 1518940741ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Sacramento, CA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) in Sacramento, California, trained at Drexel University College of Medicine (class of 1990). Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - general surgery. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,495 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1518940741 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 6, 2008 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | G86790 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA) |
|---|
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Drexel University College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1990 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Regents of the Univ of CaSacramento, CA · 1,584 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,495 · 29 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$313.24 · 5 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,603 | 16 |
| Lifenet Health | $1,000 | 1 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $160.99 | 2 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $142.74 | 1 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | $126.49 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,288 · 18 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,208 · 10 payments
- Consulting Fee$1,000 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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